Books with title 14 Fun Facts About Horseshoe Crabs: A 15-Minute Book

What color is a horseshoe crab’s blood?What do doctors use a horseshoe crab’s blood for?How many eggs does a horseshoe crab mother lay?How long have horseshoe crabs been on the earth?How does a horseshoe crab swim?Find out more about horseshoe crabs and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

When was Mercury discovered?Does Mercury have a magnetic field?How big is Mercury’s atmosphere?Was Mercury bigger in the past?Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this 15-Minute Book. The closest planet to the sun is Mercury – a tiny, hot, lifeless ball of rock that races around the sun in less than three months. What could possibly fascinate us about that?Read on and find out.All measurements in American and metric.Ages 8 and up.This entire book is also included in the compilation "101 Fun Facts About the Planets".LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

I know you’ve never seen a live one, but how much do you know about dodo birds?What color were their beaks? Where did dodo birds live?Did they like the forest, the grasses or the beach?How old is the dodo bird?Why did the dodo bird eat so much when the sailors fed it?How long did it take man to kill off the dodo bird after it was discovered?Find out more about the dodo bird and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most recognized statues in the entire world. It is also one of the largest, being almost as big as a football field! The statue is about 240 feet (73 meters) long and 20 feet (six meters) wide. It stands 65 feet (19.8 meters) tall.Many mysteries still surround the sphinx. There are many things we don’t know about its history and its purpose. How much do you know? Learn:How long would it have taken to carve the sphinx?Did the sphinx have a beard?What happened to the sphinx’s nose?Why was the sphinx covered in stone?What does the stone tablet between the sphinx’s paws say?What happened to the stones they took away when they carve out the sphinx?Find out more about the sphinx and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

How big is Jupiter compared to all the other planets in our solar system combined?Is there a surface to the planet Jupiter?Does Jupiter rotate faster of slower than any other planet in our solar system?Is Jupiter growing or shrinking year after year?Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this 15-Minute Book. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is a huge gas giant twirling in orbit around the sun. Here are some facts you might not know about Jupiter.All measurements given in both American and metric.Ages 8 and up.This book is also included in the compilation "101 Fun Facts About the Planets".LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

NOW UPDATED!Comets often streak across the night sky. They are fascinating flashes of light, but how much do we really know about them? Here are some things that scientists do know.Find out:What the name comet means.How comets are named.When the earliest comets were recorded.How scientists predict when a comet will return.What a comet’s tail is made of.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

How many Earth years does it take to make one Saturn year?Do we know more about the planet Saturn or about its rings and moons?How many moons does Saturn have?How heavy is Saturn?Who discovered Saturn’s rings?Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this 15-Minute Book. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. It sits between Jupiter and Uranus. Scientists don’t know much about Saturn, but here are some things that they do know.All measurements in American and metric.Ages 8 and up.This entire book is also included in the compilation "101 Fun Facts About the Planets".LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

The Nile River has amazed people for thousands of years. It runs opposite from most river systems. It floods for miles, pushing back the desert and providing farming lands for civilizations to thrive. It fills a massive swamp and has canyons and waterfalls that are as spectacular as anywhere in the world. Most of its course is through the desert, yet it never runs dry.How much do you know about the Nile River? Can you answer these questions:Is the Nile River the longest river in the world?Most rivers grow in size until they reach the sea. When does the Nile River loose 50% of its water before it reaches the ocean?What two colors does the Nile River come in?How much of the water that flows into the Mediterranean Sea comes from the Nile?What happened to many ancient Egyptian temples when the Aswan High Dam was built?Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.Ages 8 and up.All measurements in American and metric.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Does it ever rain on Venus?How thick is the air on Venus?Which is longer on Venus, a day or a year?How did Venus change the way people saw the world?Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this 15-Minute Book. Venus is the second planet from the sun. It sits between Mercury and Earth. Scientists have studied Venus and here are a few facts we have learned.All measurements in American and metric.Ages 8 and up.This entire book is also included in the compilation "101 Fun Facts About the Planets".LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

In the Milky Way Galaxy, there is a yellow sun that has eight planets. Four of the planets are rock worlds. The other four are gas and ice. The closest planet to the sun is Mercury. It’s too hot for anything to live there. The second is Venus. Its atmosphere is deadly. The third is Earth. It has oceans and land. It has trees and animals, and humans.The fourth planet, and last of the rock worlds, is Mars – the red planet. How much do you know about this fascinating place?A day on Mars is almost as long as a day on Earth, but how long is a year on Mars?Does Mars have seasons?What color are the rocks on Mars?Mars is full of volcanoes, but when did the last one erupt?Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this 15-Minute Book. All measurements in American and metric.Ages 8 and up.This book is also included in the compilation "101 Fun Facts About the Planets".LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

For millions of years, volcanic activity beneath the Earth’s crust has been turning rocks into granite. The rocks were uplifted, forming a small mountain range with small streams and creeks weaving their way through the valleys. Surface volcanoes erupted, covering the area in lava. The streams cut new paths. The land was again uplifted; streams and erosion cut canyons. Then the Earth cooled and froze. Glaciers filled the valleys, running down the rivers and cutting the canyons into wide valleys.As the Ice Age retreated, the Sierra Nevada mountain range and Yosemite were left uncovered.So how much do you know about this fantastic place? Can you answer these questions?What was the longest glacier in Yosemite?Are there any glaciers in Yosemite today?How many meadows does Yosemite have?What plant is among the largest and oldest living things on earth?What is frazil ice?Find out more about Yosemite National Park, and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.All measurements in American and metric.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Machu Picchu is one of the few surviving ruins of the Inca Empire. It is situated in tropical forests on the eastern side of the Andes Mountains. It stretches five miles across a ridge and sits on top of two earthquake fault lines.The Spanish invaded South America looking for gold. They killed the Inca people. They destroyed their cities, but they never found Machu Picchu.How much do you know about this Inca treasure?How many years was Machu Picchu inhabited?How do the walls of Machu Picchu "dance"?Who really discovered Machu Picchu?Where does Machu Picchu get its water?Find out more about this famed ancient city and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.